The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-04

Ing journals in regard to q method In use
OH the Grazi Tsaritzln Railway In South.
eastern Russia, whore oil IVES burned upon
a large number Of locomotives. .spS,.-1
"a representative was sent to Russia,
who found in successful uso upon all the
locomotives ofthe Grszi Tsaritzin Railway
. method for burning rssiduum, which
method had been developed BY Mr..
Thomas Urquhart, Locomotive superin.
tendent Of the road. Ir applying Mr..
Uiquharts eystem to tho pennsylvania
Railroad locomotives 1t was necessary TO
make number Of notifications, due 10
the fact that the speed is greater and the
tizs OF the locomotive much in excess OF
thoso used In Russia. NJ .,iE'
O$!lE &jy THE FINAL RESULT. K H5tEsla
"The final results, however, have been
very satisfactory, aud it Ia indeed novel
ty to see fast express train running
without smoke or cinders. The work OF
the fireman ia idoal, consisting simply in
the management Of small handwheel,
which controls the amount OF oil deliver.
ed 10 the fire box, the device being 90 cen.
sitive that the slightest turn OF the wheel
enables him to supply more or less oil to
meet any change in the condition OF the
work to be done BY the locomotive. In
the trips referred to between Pittsburgh
and Altoona, the average number OF cars
hauled was seven, and on one occasion
twenty-five minutes wero made up on the
schedule time Of tho day express, the 10.
comotivs stesming very freely st all times.
The average amount OF oil consumed on
the Westward trip was 4,5l1 025 pounds,
and on tho eastward trip 1885 20 pounds.
I'VE can not vol give the details OF the
construction Of Mr.. Urquhart's device
without the aid OF drawings, but may say
brisay that outside Of the fre-box, near
the bottom, is lccsted an injector.like ar.
rangement Weighing about lorty pounds,
consisting Of an inner and outer tube.
A ferrule is put through the FIRE box legs,
large enough to receive the outer tube,
which does not project into tho fire.bo
Inside the ire-bo1 is constructed bon-
net.shaped frebrick arch with its open
end toward the injector.like arrangement
just deBcribed, with suitable hampers 10.
the admiasion Of air. g52i,
"a tsnk for the oil is placed in the ten.
der, IN tho space usually occupied by coal.
In order to start the arrangement, it ia ne
cessary to tako steam from another boiler,
or air from compressed air tank. i A req.
ulating wheel allows the oil to paes into
the outer tube, being drawn slone by a iet
Of steam OF air in the inner tube. Ths
steam, or air, and oil combining, form
spray, which is lighted, and in about
twenty minutes produces enough heat to
make the locomotive ready for the road.
. Admitting that the practical part OF
burning oil in locomotives or stationary
boilers has boon successfully worked out
aa described, which We may safely do al.
ter the information gained from the Penn
sylvania Rsilroad and Grazi Tsari,z;n
Railway, we ere led to look at the matter
from commercial standpoint as relating
to the economy in the use OF oil, IS com.
pared with coal. We hsve tho following
data which are the result OF careful expsri-
ment, conformcd by chemical examins-
ton Of coal and oil. z gsf l3Z.I,5
HOW FAR IT GOES.
"One pound Of petroleum successfully
burned will generate as much steam uu-
der the same circumstances as would one
and three:quartcr pounds Of coal. In
locomotive practice, when the cost Of
handling fuel, disposIBg OF ashea, and the
diminished repslra to the fire boxes of
locomotives ie taken into confederation, it
is found that one pound Of oil is as yalua.
bio as two pounds Of coal. The oil pre-.
ferred weighs on an average ssyen and
three.tenth pounds per gallon; therefore,
six and one-half barrels OF oil, at forty.
two gallons per barrel, would make ex.
sct!y one ton. In order to ASCERTAIN the
relative economy OF heat produced, the
cost OF Six and one-hali barrels, divided
by one and three.iourths, givea an cont
valent value Of coul. S 'T1SS -
] "rhess figures vii! vary Shen heavy or
light oil 10 used. The prospect for any
genera! use Of petroleum for fuel is not
favorable. The Pennsylvania Railroad
clone burns about 5000 Ions Of coal each
day, which would consume over onc.third
Of the total daily production Of the United
States. It could hardly be auestioneJ
however, that there is demand for y
limited uae Of oil as fuel for stationary
boiler purposes in localities where smoke
and cinders from coal sre Objectionable,
and IN locomotives running in cities and
on high claaa trains whore 1t is possible
that an increased expenditure would be-
warranted 85 4 gff5i 5;f5ss IN 3 T5G y
:"EYen this limited use, should it coma
shout, Tonld, in the aqgresste, amount to
q very large consumption Of oil. judging
from past experiences in matters Of ihin
Kind, the natural tendency would be- ior
rehnsrs to increase their price, and posi-
bly, to auch an extent that those desiring
to uss The Oil could not stFord to do 40 Il,
composition with coal, and would have 10
GEEK some other means Of obtaining the
advantages which the oil had given them
Tbs public generally are Interested in this
question to the extent Of their own com.
fort, and We trust that those controlling
tho oil market may be able 10 sell their
product in such O way thet 1t will be nos.
sihle for railroads and manufacturers to
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